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Third Gate [Video]

Who: Jennifer Keller and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Near the docking area of the bug ship, the goodship Wonderduck... idk, give a place and she'll be there.
When: June 22nd

[The video message is short; Jennifer sounds like her mind is elsewhere as she speaks.]

Part of being a doctor is learning your limits- and having to acknowledge that sometimes, there's nothing you can do. That no matter what your skill level is, that no matter how hard you try, there are some patients you can't save, and being unable to save them doesn't make you a bad doctor.

Sometimes I need to try really hard to keep that in mind.

[Anybody who finds Jennifer- at the medical station she helped set up, in the Wonderduck, or elsewhere- will find her quiet (or quieter than usual) and contemplative, looking at some data written down on a tablet. It's about the bugs, and the fungus that has infested them, if anyone cares to look.]

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I'm thinking I'm going to consult with the other doctors on that one... see what they have to say. Time is the big factor, though- the fleet's going to move on sooner rather than later, and we will, I assume, have to leave this ship behind.

We will, won't we...

[What a reminder of their limits.]

I'll talk to others as well, and I hope we can come up with something. Thank you for sharing all of this.

Yeah... as much as I wish we could stay.

[She nods.]

You're welcome. I figured... people should probably know the whole story. I imagine it's going to spark debate, either way, but at least we'll be informed.

Yes, you're right. I'd hate to keep going forward without knowing the truth about what we're dealing with. I'm sure others will feel the same way.

Me, too. [She then smiled and offered a hand to shake.] I'm Jennifer, by the way.

And I'm Shirley. It's good to meet you. If anybody has more questions about any of this, would you mind if I referred them to you, Jennifer?

Absolutely- and I'll talk to the other medics and see what they know too. We'll figure something out.

Right. Thank you again - I should be going now, but I'll be back to compare notes later!

You're welcome.

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